home-owned Italian restaurants in town where you could go to enjoy a good Italian meal served in an unstudied, mid-century-Birmingham-Italian atmosphere,” Bob Sims said in a 2008 review for AL.com.

A major refurbishment is under way to turn a pub on the outskirts of Birmingham into a family-friendly Italian restaurant. Pesto Restaurants is renovating The White Swan pub in Wythall into its ...

An Italian deli noted for its signature sandwiches is opening a third location in early March. La Pecora Nera, which already operates in Detroit and Farmington, is heading to downtown Birmingham.

Where: 2240 Highland Ave., Birmingham. Hours: Tuesdays through Saturdays, 5 p.m.-9:30 p.m. Good to know: This Southern-flavored, Italian-inspired restaurant opened in 1988 on Birmingham’s ...